Overview
- Schwarz, 55, assumes dual leadership with an immediate start and a contract running until 2028.
- He succeeds Markus Thiele, who was relieved of his duties after a sporting slump and internal differences.
- Ulm says he will focus on sporting matters while the club recruits a separate leader for finance and organization.
- The hire follows last weekend’s appointment of coach Pavel Dotchev, after the club parted with coach Moritz Glasbrenner and Thiele following a letter from the team captains.
- Schwarz’s résumé includes roles at VfB Stuttgart, 1860 Munich and TSG Hoffenheim, a six‑plus year stint shaping FC Augsburg’s sporting direction, and most recently sporting director at Grasshopper Club Zürich.